Median wage
$30.18 an hour
Northwest
Compared with Ontario
1.2% lower
$0.38 below the Ontario median of $30.56
Compared with Canada
1.2% higher
$0.37 above the Canadian median of $29.81
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Northwest
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Northwest and Canada Northwest: median $30.18, from $22.83 to $37.98. Ontario (province): median $30.56, from $25.00 to $36.22, middle half $27.50 to $32.50. Canada: median $29.81, from $24.00 to $37.00, middle half $26.50 to $33.00. $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Northwest: median $30.18, from $22.83 to $37.98 Northwest $30.18 Ontario (province): median $30.56, from $25.00 to $36.22, middle half $27.50 to $32.50 Ontario (province) $30.56 Canada: median $29.81, from $24.00 to $37.00, middle half $26.50 to $33.00 Canada $29.81 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Northwest compared with Canada
Wage Northwest Ontario Canada
Low
$22.83
$25.00
$24.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $27.50
$26.50
Median
$30.18
$30.56
$29.81
Upper quartile
Not stated $32.50
$33.00
High
$37.98
$36.22
$37.00
Average
Not stated $30.38
$30.40
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Northwest.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma is usually required.
By region in Ontario
Job Bank’s economic regions, highest median first. A region links to its own page where its figures differ from the province’s.
Wage range by economic region in Ontario Toronto: median $32.00, from $25.50 to $36.22. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $31.76, from $23.46 to $42.47. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $31.46, from $24.61 to $38.30. Windsor – Sarnia: median $31.16, from $23.30 to $40.12. Ottawa: median $30.71, from $23.62 to $39.80. Northeast: median $30.56, from $27.00 to $35.93. London: median $30.39, from $23.92 to $39.03. Northwest: median $30.18, from $22.83 to $37.98. Kingston – Pembroke: median $29.99, from $23.05 to $37.54. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $29.83, from $21.30 to $35.93. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $29.53, from $22.64 to $36.47. $20 $30 $40 $50 Toronto: median $32.00, from $25.50 to $36.22 Toronto $32.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $31.76, from $23.46 to $42.47 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $31.76 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $31.46, from $24.61 to $38.30 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $31.46 Windsor – Sarnia: median $31.16, from $23.30 to $40.12 Windsor – Sarnia $31.16 Ottawa: median $30.71, from $23.62 to $39.80 Ottawa $30.71 Northeast: median $30.56, from $27.00 to $35.93 Northeast $30.56 London: median $30.39, from $23.92 to $39.03 London $30.39 Northwest: median $30.18, from $22.83 to $37.98 Northwest $30.18 Kingston – Pembroke: median $29.99, from $23.05 to $37.54 Kingston – Pembroke $29.99 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $29.83, from $21.30 to $35.93 Muskoka – Kawarthas $29.83 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $29.53, from $22.64 to $36.47 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $29.53 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wages from 2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027.
Occupation titles, codes and TEER categories come from the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada .